Interactive display with tactile feedback
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- an interactive display that comprises;
an image display device disposed at a first surface of the electronic device, the image display device configured to display a plurality of imaged keys; and
a physical keypad disposed at a second surface of the electronic device, the physical keypad comprising a plurality of physical keys, wherein;
the interactive display has a keyboard-enabled mode in which the image display device displays at least one of;
1) the plurality of imaged keys and
2) other types of image data;
the interactive display has a keyboard-disabled mode in which the image display device does not display the plurality of imaged keys;
the plurality of physical keys perform a different function from the plurality of imaged keys so that the plurality of physical keys and the plurality of imaged keys form a combination keyboard, wherein the plurality of physical keys comprise only one of;
1) modifier, navigation, lock, and editing keys;
or
2) alphanumeric keys, and the plurality of imaged keys comprise only one of the other of;
1) modifier, navigation, lock, and editing keys;
or
2) alphanumeric keys.
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Abstract
An electronic device including a housing having a first surface and a second surface, and an interactive display having a keyboard-enabled mode and a keyboard-disabled mode. The interactive display includes a first image display device disposed at the first surface that displays image data, and a physical keypad disposed at the second surface that provides tactile feedback to a user only when the interactive display is in the keyboard-enabled mode, the physical keypad being substantially smooth when the interactive display is in the keyboard-disabled mode.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
an interactive display that comprises; an image display device disposed at a first surface of the electronic device, the image display device configured to display a plurality of imaged keys; and a physical keypad disposed at a second surface of the electronic device, the physical keypad comprising a plurality of physical keys, wherein; the interactive display has a keyboard-enabled mode in which the image display device displays at least one of;
1) the plurality of imaged keys and
2) other types of image data;the interactive display has a keyboard-disabled mode in which the image display device does not display the plurality of imaged keys; the plurality of physical keys perform a different function from the plurality of imaged keys so that the plurality of physical keys and the plurality of imaged keys form a combination keyboard, wherein the plurality of physical keys comprise only one of;
1) modifier, navigation, lock, and editing keys;
or
2) alphanumeric keys, and the plurality of imaged keys comprise only one of the other of;
1) modifier, navigation, lock, and editing keys;
or
2) alphanumeric keys.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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